1903 Cadillac Advertisement, "The Cadillac Up the Steps of the National Capitol"
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Early automakers sometimes staged elaborate demonstrations of their vehicles' abilities, both to reassure hesitant customers and to generate publicity. If headlines were the goal, then the more outlandish the stunt the better. Cadillac proved the power and prowess in of its 1903 runabout by driving one up the steps of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Early automakers sometimes staged elaborate demonstrations of their vehicles' abilities, both to reassure hesitant customers and to generate publicity. If headlines were the goal, then the more outlandish the stunt the better. Cadillac proved the power and prowess in of its 1903 runabout by driving one up the steps of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
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Date Made
1903
Subject Date
1903
Creators
Creator Notes
Published in Harper's Weekly magazine.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.14.17.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 13.25 in
Width: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top of this specific ad: The / CADILLAC / Up the / Steps of the / National Capitol... / Printed under image: The Cadillac is the automobile / that solves the problem of safe, / rapid and agreeable motor travel / under all conditions of road and / weather... / [prices]... CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE COMPANY / DETROIT, MICH.
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